The 15th Annual CSVA Conference Kicks-Off

The 15th Annual CSVA Conference tipped-off with a general session and Platinium Sponsor presentations.
 
President Luke Goldstein kicked off the meeting with an over view of the conference and the winners of the "Billy V. Scholarship" winners. Darby Dunnagan from the University of Memphis and Hank Wilson from UCLA were presented with this years honor.
 
Two tickets for the 2010 NFL Super Bowl were given to the CSVA membership to raffle off at the end of the conference.
 
LRS Sports' Chris Allen, led off the sponsors with a description of their new software and introductions of their team. 
 
XOS Technologies had the next slot and presented their Thunder platform.
 
Panasonic had the final slot for the Platinum Sponsors.  P2 work flow as well as product descriptions were presented.
Panasonic was also presented with the "Billy V Vendor Appreciation Award".  Dominic Cicchetti accepted the award and said " It's an honor to be a part of a conference that truly believes in the growth of technology and a group that looks to better themselves."
During a 1994 Panasonic users conference in Las Vegas NV, several Collegiate Video Coordinators from around the country attended.  During this time, a plan was formulated to meet the next year in South Bend, IN where other College Video Coordinators could meet and discuss new technologies and job related issues.  Several companies attended and wanted to sponsor the event.  From those 3 days in South Bend, the Collegiate Sports Video Association was formed.  By-Laws, a governing body and a conference format were developed.  From then on, 15 years later, the non for profit organization has grown by membership and vendors each year.  This thanks to Panasonic.